Intrathecal Drug Delivery for Chronic Pain
Help your patients understand their condition and its potential treatments with patient education materials that speak clearly and accurately about chronic pain and intrathecal drug delivery therapy.
Brochures
Use this brochure with patients who are just learning about Medtronic Pain Therapies and intrathecal drug delivery.
This brochure highlights patients who have intrathecal drug delivery for chronic pain.
A question and answer sheet that you can use with patients to explain the risks of opioid pain medication.
This brochure addresses common questions about the myPTM programmer, benefits, and information to help patients understand if it is right for them.
This brochure outlines what a patient can expect during the screening test, helps as a guide to set goals for the therapy and evaluate whether or not they should proceed to implant.
This brochure gives an overview of the implant procedure and the SynchroMed II Infusion System, what happens during the procedure, after the procedure and resources for ongoing support.
This brochure talks about the post-implant patient resources, the patient ID card and the Medtronic Living Well program.
Use this brochure with patients who have intractable cancer pain and are exploring intrathecal drug delivery therapy as an option.
Tame the Pain Program
The Tame the Pain® Program educates chronic pain sufferers about their condition and treatment options, and provides helpful patient resources.
This helpful website connects chronic pain patients with pain management specialists and volunteer pain patient ambassadors who are living with an implanted pain therapy device.
Living Well Program
Living Well is a program designed for people who are using a Medtronic implantable device to treat chronic pain. The goal of the program is to empower patients with valuable information that helps them live well with their Medtronic implantable device.
This brochure provides a brief description the Medtronic Living Well program and lets them sign up to become a member.
This website provides patients with a brief description about the Living Well program. It also lets them sign up to become a Living Well member.
Video
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Intrathecal Drug Delivery Therapy for Uncontrolled Cancer PainThis video provides an overview of intrathecal drug delivery therapy for intractable cancer pain and features patients who manage their pain with this therapy. |
Related Devices
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SynchroMed II Drug Infusion System, Models 8637-20, 8637-40 |
- Reservoir Capacity: 20 mL, 40 mL
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SynchroMed EL Drug Infusion System, Model 8627 |
- Reservoir Capacity: 10 mL, 18 mL
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IsoMed Constant Flow Infusion System, Models 8472-20, 8472-35, 8472-60 |
- Reservoir Capacity: 20 mL, 35 mL, 60 mL
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ambIT Epidural Trialing Pump, Model 220287 |
- An epidural pump and cathether system for drug delivery trials.
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myPTM Patient Control Device, Model 8835 |
- For use with the SynchroMed II pump
- Delivers a bolus dose of medication
- Helps control intermittent or unpredictable pain
Patient Stories
Refer your patients to medtronic.com for individual patient experiences with intrathecal drug delivery for pain.
